Chords for Roger Manning Jr - Sleep Children
Tempo:
170.85 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
Ebm
Ab
Eb
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Gb]
[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Ebm] Every night before she goes to bed, [B] she tucks her children [Gb] in, kissing [A] every one of [E] them [Abm]
goodnight.
Holding [Ebm] hands and wiping [Bbm] tears away, [B] she warms them [Ab] through [Gb] the night, but [A] her love that shines [E] so bright's too [Dbm] [Eb]
[Ebm] late.
So [Eb] sleep [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Ebm] Every night before she goes to bed, [B] she tucks her children [Gb] in, kissing [A] every one of [E] them [Abm]
goodnight.
Holding [Ebm] hands and wiping [Bbm] tears away, [B] she warms them [Ab] through [Gb] the night, but [A] her love that shines [E] so bright's too [Dbm] [Eb]
[Ebm] late.
So [Eb] sleep [Eb]
100% ➙ 171BPM
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_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ Every night before she goes to bed, [B] she tucks her children _ [Gb] _ in, kissing [A] _ _ every one of [E] _ them _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
goodnight. _ _ _ _ _
Holding [Ebm] _ hands and wiping [Bbm] _ tears away, [B] she warms them [Ab] through [Gb] the _ night, but [A] her love that shines [E] so _ bright's too [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] late.
_ [Bb]
So _ [Eb] sleep [Eb] _ _
_ children, sleep a while, [Gb] your mother _ works _ [Bb] away, _ and [Db] your _ [Db] father's gone to play [Ab] _
with [Eb] the other _ _ boys. _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Your mother _ says she [Eb] loves you, but [Ab] she _ just can't get [Gb] _ _ away.
_ [Eb] Your father [Ebm] _
loves [Ab] to be here, and [A] he swears [F] he's on [Bbm] his way, [Fm]
but never [F] fear, _ [Fm] _
I'm [Ebm] here _ [Ab]
for _ [Db] you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
All [Ebm] those dreams that once [Gb] upon a time, [B] well, they don't [Ab] mean much _ now, [Dbm] locked away _ [A]
inside [E] somehow, _ _ she _ [Abm] _ _ _
knows.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Deep [Ebm] within these walls [Gb] where family _ fails, [Abm] a child cries [Gb] out in pain, she [A] just smiles and takes [E] the blame, _ sleep [Bb] _ _ time.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
So _ [Eb] sleep _ [Bb] _
children, [Cm] _ sleep [Bb] a while, [Gb] your mother _ works [Ab] _ away, [Db] _
and your _ [Fm] father's gone [Bbm] to play [Db] _
with [Eb] the other boys.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Your mother _ says she [Bb] loves [Eb] you, _ but she [Ab] _ _ just can't get away.
_ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] Your father loves to [C] be here, and [F] he'll make it on his [Bbm] _ way, [Fm] but never [Gb] _ fear, [Db] _
I'm [Ebm] _ _ _
here [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
for _ _ _ _
[Db] _ you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Ebm] _ Every night before she goes to bed, [B] she tucks her children _ [Gb] _ in, kissing [A] _ _ every one of [E] _ them _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
goodnight. _ _ _ _ _
Holding [Ebm] _ hands and wiping [Bbm] _ tears away, [B] she warms them [Ab] through [Gb] the _ night, but [A] her love that shines [E] so _ bright's too [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] late.
_ [Bb]
So _ [Eb] sleep [Eb] _ _
_ children, sleep a while, [Gb] your mother _ works _ [Bb] away, _ and [Db] your _ [Db] father's gone to play [Ab] _
with [Eb] the other _ _ boys. _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Your mother _ says she [Eb] loves you, but [Ab] she _ just can't get [Gb] _ _ away.
_ [Eb] Your father [Ebm] _
loves [Ab] to be here, and [A] he swears [F] he's on [Bbm] his way, [Fm]
but never [F] fear, _ [Fm] _
I'm [Ebm] here _ [Ab]
for _ [Db] you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
All [Ebm] those dreams that once [Gb] upon a time, [B] well, they don't [Ab] mean much _ now, [Dbm] locked away _ [A]
inside [E] somehow, _ _ she _ [Abm] _ _ _
knows.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Deep [Ebm] within these walls [Gb] where family _ fails, [Abm] a child cries [Gb] out in pain, she [A] just smiles and takes [E] the blame, _ sleep [Bb] _ _ time.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
So _ [Eb] sleep _ [Bb] _
children, [Cm] _ sleep [Bb] a while, [Gb] your mother _ works [Ab] _ away, [Db] _
and your _ [Fm] father's gone [Bbm] to play [Db] _
with [Eb] the other boys.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Your mother _ says she [Bb] loves [Eb] you, _ but she [Ab] _ _ just can't get away.
_ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] Your father loves to [C] be here, and [F] he'll make it on his [Bbm] _ way, [Fm] but never [Gb] _ fear, [Db] _
I'm [Ebm] _ _ _
here [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
for _ _ _ _
[Db] _ you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _